Sugar Confectionery

Sugar confectionery has mass appeal in the Indian market and is capable of retaining a wide audience across all age groups. However, demand comes primarily from Tier-II and Tier-III cities and rural areas, where products are sold through kirana/mom &...

Sugar confectionery retail sales will still manage to record modest growth in current value terms in 2020, but retail volume sales will slip into decline, while foodservice will see a dramatic fall. Both the value and volume performances will be ...

Sugar confectionery will not grow to its full potential in terms of volume or value sales in 2020, due to adverse conditions during Bulgaria’s state of emergency. The home seclusion of children and teenagers will limit volume sales of sugar ...

Sugar confectionery was one of the stronger performers within snacks in Q2 2020, with consumption occasions shifting from on-the-go to at-home, as Americans were forced to remain at home for longer periods of time during lockdown. Although ...

Moving into 2020, health concerns were continuing to impact sales of sugar confectionery as consumers were becoming more concerned about their sugar intake. Sugar confectionery suffers from a poor image and negative perception due to its high sugar ...

Sugar confectionery in Peru in 2020 is expected to post the strongest growth seen throughout the review period, with only lollipops continuing its diminishing value sales trend see throughout the review period in constant value terms. Home seclusion ...

COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown in quarter two of 2020 resulted in heightened consumer interest in being healthy (and thus eating healthily) in the medium/long term. The immediate impact was a spike in sales of staples (pasta, noodles, rice, ...

COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown in quarter two of 2020 resulted in heightened consumer interest in being healthy (and thus eating healthily) in the medium/long term. The immediate impact was a spike in sales of staples (pasta, noodles, rice, ...

Although volume and value growth rates of sugar confectionery overall will increase in 2020 as a result of increased at-home consumption by adults and children during the COVID-19-related lockdown period and after a significant reduction in consumer ...

In prior years of the review period, sugar confectionery suffered decline in Russia as a result of consumers switching to chocolate confectionery for an indulgent treat as the economy gradually improved. However, in 2020, sales of sugar confectionery...

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a major impact on consumption of packaged food, with lockdown and social distancing measures affecting snacking behaviour in multiple ways. For sugar confectionery, categories that have more functional properties, such ...

Both local and foreign players have been focusing on low- and mid-price ranges within sugar confectionery, as Kazakhstanis are often unwilling to spend as much money on these products compared with chocolate confectionery. This is likely to be more ...

Overall, demand for sugar confectionery is likely to drop in 2020 as a result of the national lockdown enacted to combat COVID-19. Consumer demand for mints is likely to stay minimal in 2020, as the need for fresh breath, particularly in social ...

While like many other snacks, sugar confectionery was starting to see some level of recovery in demand in 2019 following lingering price sensitivity over the review period due to the economic recession in Ukraine, it was still lagging behind the ...

Sugar confectionery is set to see a sharp dip in volume sales in 2020 after several years of broadly solid growth over the review period. This decline is being driven by COVID-19, and in particular the closure of schools – impulse sales of sugar ...

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a major impact on consumption of packaged food in Singapore, with lockdown and social distancing measures affecting snacking behaviour in multiple ways. For sugar confectionery, categories that have more functional ...

All types of sugar confectionery are expected to see healthy retail volume and current value growth over 2020 as a whole. While lockdown led to home seclusion, with consumers working from home, and schools and entertainment venues closed, such ...

The success of the mints category in South Korea has traditionally been tied up with the performance of the gum category as these two categories generally fulfil a similar consumer need, as a mouth freshener. Due to growing concerns related to the ...

With a growing health trend evident in Morocco, and the government increasing expenditure on health and wellness campaigns due to growing concerns regarding the levels of diabetes and obesity in the country, increasing numbers of consumers are ...

With children not at school during parts of 2020, and less children’s parties, as a result of COVID-19, it is expected that the retail value growth of sugar confectionery in Costa Rica will be more subdued in 2020. In turn, adult consumers are also ...